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View synonyms for devaluation

devaluation

[ dee-val-yoo-ey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an official lowering of the exchange value of a country's currency relative to gold or other currencies.
  2. a reduction of a value, status, etc.

devaluation

  1. A policy undertaken by a nation to reduce the value of its national currency either in relation to gold or in relation to the currencies of other nations.

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Other Words From

  • mini·de·valu·ation noun
  • postde·valu·ation adjective
  • prede·valu·ation noun adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of devaluation1

First recorded in 1910–15; devaluate + -ion

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